Back in February, we broke news of a collaboration project between Eddie Ortega of Ortega Premium Cigars and Sean Williams of El Primer Mundo (EPM) called “Larceny”. With the cigar now in transit, Ortega and Williams were guests on Episode 140 Stogie Geeks to talk about the project and what it was like teaming up […]
Saga Cigars is a new brand that was launched by the Reyes family. Many know of the Reyes family through Augusto Reyes Sr, a very well-respected cigar maker in the Dominican Republic. The Reyes family has been involved in the tobacco growing and leaf brokerage business for over 160 years. With the Saga line, the […]
Photo Credit: Oettinger Davidoff AG At the 2014 Davidoff Golden Band Awards, it was announced there were plans to commemorate Davidoff’s parent company Oettinger Davidoff AG’s 140th anniversary. Today the company launched plans for this celebration. The first major announcement comes with the opening of new store in Basel, Switzerland – the place where it […]
Jason Holly, owner of Viva Republica was a special guest on Episode 137 of Stogie Geeks. The past year has been very busy for Holly. During this period, he launched a new regular production line with Viva Republica Propaganda. He also released three limited edition cigars (Viva Republica Edicion Limitada Culebra, Jailbreak, and a limited release […]
Phil Zanghi was a featured guest on Episode 137 of Stogie Geeks. Zanghi recapped what has been a banner year for him over the past year, which was highlighted the introduction of the Debonaire Maduro line and the Debonaire First Degree line extension. He also discussed plans for two projects he has planned for the […]
Viaje Cigars President Andre Farkas made his return to Stogie Geeks on Episode 136 and had plenty of information to share. Farkas last joined us a little over 13 months ago, but a lot has changed in the world of Viaje. Up until last year, Viaje was making cigars out of Raices Cubanas in Honduras. […]
On July 3rd, 2012 we started our official daily publication cycle, and since then we never looked back. Today is March 29, 2015 and this marks the 1000th consecutive publication day by the Cigar Coop brand. It’s an achievement we are really proud of. For lack of a better term, we will call it CC1K. […]
(Photo Credit: JR Cigars) Last Fall, when it was announced that JR Cigar would close their Statesville, North Carolina store, it sent plenty of shockwaves among cigar enthusiasts in the Northern Charlotte, North Carolina area. The Statesville Location, located about 45 miles north of downtown Charlotte was known not just for cigars, but for a […]
Each year numerous manufacturers are given an opportunity to make exclusive cigars for the Tobacconists Association of America (TAA). While some cigars are made available on a recurring basis, others have been made available as a one time release. For 2014, seven manufacturers produced a total of eight different cigars that would be only available […]
The 2014 Post Season Awards are complete on Cigar Coop. This year included the addition of three new categories as bringing the total to seven. We recap the winners as well as summarize the previous year’s winners. Cigar of the Year Best Line Extension Best Aged Cigar Best Brand Performance Person of the Year Factory […]
